II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services

NUTS code UKN

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Invest NI wishes to appoint a Contractor to deliver the Leadership Coaching Service element of the Invest NI Leader Programme. The Invest NI Leader Programme was conceived and introduced in 2012 as an Invest NI intervention specifically aimed at Managing Directors/CEO’s/Owner-Managers of SME’s. The programme aims to improve productivity through the development of leadership capabilities and is aimed specifically at reducing the productivity gap between NI and better performing regions within GB. The programme is now an established part of the Invest NI Skills and Strategy Division offering and sits alongside the Leadership Team Programme, as part of Invest NI’s Leadership and Management Support Framework. It takes the form of a nine month programme of blended support tailored to the needs of the participant, incorporating three key elements, as follows: — Business mentoring — direct 1 to 1 support from experienced business mentors who provide the business leaders with a challenge function and a strategic focus; — Executive leadership coaching — direct one to one coaching support focused on strengthening the participant’s leadership characteristics and attributes delivered by accredited coaches; — Peer Networking — business to business learning through informal sessions amongst business leaders and access to best practice facilitated by Invest NI. The firm focus of the Invest NI Leader Programme is ultimately to achieve business growth through the support provided. The mentoring, coaching and peer networking elements are designed to complement each other, acting as key catalysts for the participant business leaders, with the ultimate goal of assisting them to identify how to plan for the future growth of their business. The Programme’s adaptive and flexible delivery model, which is very much tailored to the needs of individual participant business leaders, has been proven to be the Leader’s Programme’s strength. A formal Evaluation and Economic Appraisal were completed in 2015 with a positive conclusion in terms of the impact of the Leader Programme in helping generate higher levels of productivity for participating SME’S, through more effective, strategic Leadership. A total of 68 companies (76 participant business leaders) have taken part in the programme to date.

4. Methodology for managing the Leadership Coaching Service including leadership diagnostic(s), approach to stakeholder engagement and how difficulties encountered with any element of the service will be addressed. Weighting 12

5. Tenderers must also provide an implementation plan and supporting narrative for an implementation of the service. Weighting 6

6. Quantitative Criteria. Weighting 40

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

318494

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

12.4.2016 – 15:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12.4.2016

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained